NGC 427

NGC 427 is a spiral galaxy of type (R)SB(r)a: located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 25, 1834, by John Herschel.

NGC 427
NGC 427 as seen by DECam
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01^h 12^m 19.2^s^[1]
Declination	−32° 03′ 40″^[1]
Redshift	0.033897^[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	10,162 km/s^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.87^[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)	-22.03^[1]
Characteristics
Type	(R)SB(r)a:^[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.0' × 0.7'^[1]
Other designations
ESO 412- G 014, MCG -05-04-007, 2MASX J01121922-3203399, 2MASXi J0112192-320341, ESO-LV 4120140, 6dF J0112192-320340, PGC 4333, PGC 697383.^[1]

It was described by Dreyer as "3 very small (faint) stars with nebulosity (?)."^[2]

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0427. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

External links

•   Media related to NGC 427 at Wikimedia Commons